tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754Fri, 09 Dec 2016 22:12:02 +0000Boot BayhDell SucksLiberal EducationStuff you do not care aboutA fresh postBarnes an Noble is dead to meDamn you JoeDemocratIf you vote Democrat you are a moronOaklandObama is a liarObama is a liar if he does not weigh inPNC Bank sucksPatriots suckarrest and impeach Bob Etheridgedrill baby drillfuck all Democrats eat me Pelosiillegals go homesarcasmFat in Indianahttp://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joe)Blogger5435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-5925632097904061056Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:55:00 +00002016-12-09T08:55:09.509-05:00Grab Bag 'o FunThe windchill was -6 when I left the hotel to head to the airport yesterday morning. Guess what? It is winter. We have a dusting of snow on the ground this morning. It is quite pretty.<br /><br />By the time I left for the airport in Omaha, flew to &nbsp;loathsome O'Hare airport, sat through my layover, flew to Indy, rode the bus to my car in long-term parking, and drove home in rush hour traffic it took almost exactly the same amount of time to get home as it would have if I drove home from Omaha.<br /><br />I'm flabbergasted at the total loss of reason from the losers of the election. Michael Moore is calling for <strike>riots</strike>&nbsp;protests to disrupt the inauguration. Can you imagine his outrage if a righty proposed such for Obama?<br /><br />I'm still trying to figure out how voting for a rich old white guy instead of a rich old white woman is racist.<br /><br />I am astounded at the complete lack of understanding of how the Constitution works. I have read editorials and listened to Democrats who argue that a majority of Americans are being governed by a minority. One went so far as to argue that the whole setup was designed to placate slave states and is further evidence of the racist underpinnings of our nation. The failure to teach history in this country is America's chickens coming home to roost. The electoral college and the senate were designed to protect the less populous states from the tyranny of the larger states.<br /><br />Indeed, the Connecticut Compromise ensured that the Constitution established a bicameral (two houses) legislature. Virginia wanted the legislature to be based purely on population. New Jersey wanted each State to have equal representation. The Connecticut Compromise established the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate giving equal representation to each state. From day one, the most populous states were under-represented in the Senate. Note, nothing in this design had anything to do with slavery. In fact, it was the northern small states pushing for equal representation to make sure Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania did not push their agendas on the small states. It had nothing whatsoever to do with slavery.<br /><br />Democrats are crying over Trump's electoral victory despite not winning the popular vote. This is exactly how it was designed. Clinton's margin of victory comes almost entirely from California. If we were a pure democracy then California and New York would dictate the direction of government. This is not that hard people. The election worked as it is supposed to. It is a genius design. The United States is exactly that; a collection of states. The states are semi-autonomous political entities united together. &nbsp;The states are not political districts of the federal government. The collective states formed the federal government. The feds did not create the states.<br /><br />If you want to believe otherwise, then I have one argument for you. If all the states have to be the same then New York, Massachusetts, California, Illinois, and Virginia would have to have the same open carry laws as say, Indiana or Texas. Federalism doesn't seem so bad now. eh?<br /><br />I find the idea that California wants to secede from the Union equally laughable. Let us leave aside for a moment that secession was settled some 150 years ago. If California were to secede then Social Security stops. Medicaid stops. There are no more food stamps or WIC programs, There are no more highway funds. There are no more drought funds. There are no military bases. No border patrol. The US would likely impose a tariff on California goods. The cost to import cars and oil, and manufactured goods into California would soar. California would no longer get electricity generated by dams in the United States. US dollars are no longer valid currency. California would have to establish its own currency. What do you thing a California currency would be worth? The State is billions in debt. Who will back the currency? California would have to negotiate its own trade deals with China, Canada, Mexico, the EU, and OPEC.Go ahead and leave.<br /><br />The sore losers in California cannot accept that they are out of step with a large portion of the nation. The secessionists are like petulant teenagers threatening to leave home. It sounds great until they learn they will have to pay for their own gas, insurance, cell phone, and clothing. Then mom and dad do not seem so unreasonable.<br /><br />I didn't want to do a long political rant on a Friday. I suppose it is only marginally more palatable than a Friday Music selection.<br /><br /><br />http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/grab-bag-o-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-3282665011293937468Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:14:00 +00002016-12-07T23:14:41.340-05:00I oughtta grab a box of steaks while I'm hereHere I am in former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning's favorite city, as least when it comes to snap count cadence. It is cold, temperatures in the 20s and wind chills around 10 or 11. <br /><br />My flight in yesterday was typically boring. On the leg from Chicago I had the seat hog asshole next to me. He wasn't satisfied with part of the armrest, he needed it all and also part of my seat space for his elbow. I took my space when he reached for his drink but when he put his arm against mine he wins; I don't like to be touched and it weirded me out after a while. I nearly smarted off to him, but what is the point. The new, more polite me sucked it up. It was a short flight and experience tells me you cannot shame assholes. They are who they are. He knew he was being a selfish jerk and did not care.<br /><br />For a good part of my life I flew a lot. I was boarding a plane between 100 and 130 times a year, every year, for a period of more than six or seven years. In my last job I flew every three or four weeks. Now, not so much, a few times a year. I don't miss it. Flying&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">has become &nbsp;crowded, uncomfortable and inconvenient. Even if I was back in top frequent flyer status with free first class upgrades on EVERY trip, I still would not want to be back in the commercial airways every week. The free miles are nice, but but not worth it in the post 9/11 squeeze every cent out of the passengers, cram 'em in airline mentality. &nbsp;At this point in my life I have around 1,000 commercial flights under my belt. It quit being an adventure a long time ago. It is a necessary evil to avoid driving more than 9 hours each way to do my job.&nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">So it goes, life on the road ain't the fun you imagine it to be. Work travel isn't vacation travel. But it is my life and I'm used to it.&nbsp;</span>http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/i-oughtta-grab-box-of-steals-while-im.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-938994526686476340Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:37:00 +00002016-12-09T08:06:37.657-05:00December 7th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aFYwwyWxfd0/WEXAnL5lr_I/AAAAAAAADVc/jQvoJ0S581EsRr-gPeN1nk0uhPVJ3mRLwCLcB/s1600/IMG_0819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aFYwwyWxfd0/WEXAnL5lr_I/AAAAAAAADVc/jQvoJ0S581EsRr-gPeN1nk0uhPVJ3mRLwCLcB/s400/IMG_0819.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c42I9R6g858/WEXA4Vn8VRI/AAAAAAAADVg/QH-wiVT-H0ca0SmyLn0DSMTWLrg1hpQegCLcB/s1600/IMG_0829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c42I9R6g858/WEXA4Vn8VRI/AAAAAAAADVg/QH-wiVT-H0ca0SmyLn0DSMTWLrg1hpQegCLcB/s400/IMG_0829.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; margin-top: 10px;">To the Congress of the United States</h2><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with the government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleagues delivered to the Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">This morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounding determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, Dec. 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>--December 8, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/december-7th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-3101877077316711170Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:33:00 +00002016-12-06T18:28:25.464-05:00This man has no honor <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2016/12/05/first-republican-faithless-elector-comes-forward-why-i-cant-vote-for-trump/" target="_blank">Christopher Suprun</a>&nbsp;is a man without honor, a person with no integrity. He was chosen to represent the wishes of &nbsp;the voters of Texas. He is <strike>unable</strike> unwilling to fulfill that obligation. Instead, he has chosen to represent his own interest. He is a piece of shit with no honor. He can wrap it up in rationalization all he wants, but that does not change a thing. Suprun wanted to be an elector, now he won't do his duty. He should resign. He is a disgrace, he is deplorable. He should not be trusted at all going forward. Christopher Suprun is not a man of his word.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/this-man-has-no-honor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-3475415604376969621Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:11:00 +00002016-12-05T13:32:37.896-05:00Pretending to be a textile worker does not make you an expert on weavingThere is not much to report today. I fried up some chicken last night. Mashed spuds, gravy, corn, and biscuits rounded out the meal. Yes, there might have been a few carbs present.<br /><br />Not much happened, news wise, over the weekend. Recounts are going on in Wisconsin and starting in Michigan today. Early results in Cheeseland indicate the initial counts were pretty accurate and that Trump is slightly expanding his lead.<br /><br />Funny, the sore losers are only asking for recounts in close states where they lost. Why not claim there might be, could be, perhaps was...well something...since the polls were wrong in New Hampshire and Minnesota which were much closer than expected Clinton wins? Oh, right, because this is about trying to screw up the Electoral College and making money for Jill Stein.<br /><br />I read a rant from Sally Field yesterday where she claimed that the Electoral College has stolen the election from Hillary Clinton. Sally said ( I paraphrase) that if we are a democracy then the person with the most votes should win. &nbsp;Sally, I really, really don't like you. &nbsp;Silly, ignorant proclamations of this sort are exactly why we should not listen to actors or actresses on topics of importance. Pretending may be a skill, but it does not make one an expert. I will type this slow so you can follow along, Sally Field. We have a representative republic in the United States, not a democracy, you ignorant slut. Maybe you should have taken a civics class back in high school. Maybe instead of flying around letting schoolboys look up your dress in some sick sexual fantasy involving nuns and weird hats you could have taken a course in political science at the local community college.<br /><br /><br />http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/pretending-to-be-textile-worker-does.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-8290230394680490430Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:49:00 +00002016-12-04T09:51:03.182-05:00Johnny Cash hit song to be banned in Eastern TennesseeIt is cold this morning; near freezing. It is not abnormal for the season. SnowTeamScareTeam was in a lather because it might snow today. Probably not, but maybe! If it does, it will be at best a dusting, but SNOW! Since this is written garbage, not video garbage you cannot see me shaking my head in mild disgust. I am, believe me. Look, I'll do it again. Imagine it, people, that is what words are for.<br /><br />Yesterday was entirely unproductive. The wife went shopping and I &nbsp;mutated into a couch potato. John Wayne, a documentary about the Cubs World Series win, and a broadcast showing of "It's a Wonderful Life" pretty much took up the day. I guess. Oh, I also watched a Debbie Reynolds movie in the morning. And can I add that she was hot back in the day? I went back and looked, the flick was "Bundle of Joy". I've seen it bunches of times. It is a musical remake of an older film. This was filmed when Reynolds was married to Eddie Fisher and around the time Princess Leia was born.<br /><br />So yeah, I wasted the day. I did walk about three miles in the morning, so there is that. Since i smoked a cigar while strolling the neighborhood I suspect any health benefits from the mild exercise were negated. If you were using me as a roll model I seriously question your life choices.<br /><br />I do not anticipate today being much more exciting. Enjoy your Sunday and because I too often forget to say it, thank you for stopping by.<br /><br /><br /><br />*re: the title of this post -- too soon?http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/johnny-cash-hit-song-to-be-banned-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-7417049611816145811Sat, 03 Dec 2016 12:29:00 +00002016-12-03T07:29:25.401-05:00And on SaturdayWe watched cartoons. And ate sugary cereal. And turned into productive citizens (with diabetes). But we did not sit around playing video games.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zdd0yf6kIbE/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdd0yf6kIbE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br />http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/and-on-saturday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-107528539106204758Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:27:00 +00002016-12-02T14:27:39.343-05:00Praeses and ProfessoresI'm not dead, just busy. Year-end mileage logs for the company car and filling out November expenses have delayed posting today. Wednesday and Thursday I was in Chicago doing my work thing. In other words, I'm offering lots of lame excuses for why I haven't posted my normal brand of genius for a couple of days. This is post 5,514. It is my 382nd effort this calendar year. Go ahead, demand a recount. It is the thing to do these days.<br /><br />I dragged out the mower Tuesday and chopped and bagged the leaves in the front and back yard. When I got home last night the back yard is again covered completely in a gold layer of leaves. The trees back there are still at least 80% covered. It was January last year before they were done shedding and it looks like it will be that way again this year. &nbsp;I refuse to rake in January. They can lay there 'till spring when I will mow them up then.<br /><br />There is snow in the forecast this weekend. I am ready. Bring on the white Christmas, baby.<br /><br />I picked up my re-done glasses this morning. Since the prescription is fairly strong and mostly to correct astigmatism, they lenses are a stark change. I have a headache and stuff looks a little distorted. .<br />You are now caught up on the tediousness that is my life. Don't you feel better?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/73UqDX_quk0/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/73UqDX_quk0?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br />Here is a little Friday Christmas Music for your enjoyment.<br /><br />No, no, there is no need to thank me.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/praeses-and-professores.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-6651160614389325120Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:58:00 +00002016-11-30T07:58:24.177-05:00This is not the post I wanted to write todayI have said it before and I will say it yet again, freedom of speech is for that speech we find most loathsome. That includes flag burning. It includes skin-heads and Nation of Islam &nbsp;and the Westboro Church. Freedom of speech even allows idiots like the NFL quarterback from San Francisco, who demonstrates his opposition to oppression by wearing a T-shirt of Fidel Castro.<br /><br />Trump is wrong to want to punish flag-burners. They deserve our contempt, our derision, or disgust, but they have every right to burn the&nbsp;flag.<br /><br />Tyranny is a word that has fallen from fashion. Stripping a person of citizenship and throwing him in jail over their dissent is tyranny at its worst.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/this-is-not-post-i-wanted-to-write-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-1565020244598204864Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:01:00 +00002016-11-29T09:02:07.759-05:00How many more have to be hurt before we do something?Funny, I keep waiting in vain for a call for a national dialogue about cars and butcher knives. Why aren't Democrats in Congress demanding that anyone on the No-Fly list be banned from owning, renting, or driving an automobile? When will we see demands that the cutlery industry install "smart" technology on knives? &nbsp;I hear people can buy knives at gun shows. This loophole must be closed. When will the families sue the car manufacturer? Why is the President silent?http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/how-many-more-have-to-be-hurt-before-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-5402529456479925514Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:23:00 +00002016-11-29T08:46:09.360-05:00Bippity Boppity Boo Ballots Turn into Votes for You<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">I am scratching my head over the whole recount effort. USA Today has run several articles all stating emphatically that Trump made a flat-out wrong assertion when he claimed illegal ballots were cast for Hillary. Their very words about Trump's assertions is "no basis in fact". But when Democrats and sore losers demand recounts based on zero evidence of electronic machine hacking, the paper is silent. Even the Stein people admit there is no evidence of tampering, but want a hand-count "just in case". &nbsp;If leftists didn't have a double standard, they would have no standards at all.&nbsp;</span><br /><br />This is no more than an effort to cast doubt on the election, throw the system into turmoil and in some way hope to deligitimize or marginalize the Trump Presidency. Well, the country overcame election shenanigans in the Jackson/Adams and Tilden/Hayes elections and will again.<br /><br />One article I read (somewhere, sorry or I would link) said Clinton is in favor of recounts because if it looks like she was robbed of the election it helps bolster her run in 2020. &nbsp;Put up you hand, who wants more Hillary!?<br /><br />Pundits claimed the election of Trump would destroy our Republic. It might just happen. Not so much for anything Trump has done, he has not even taken office. &nbsp;Rather by the losers, who cannot accept that the Democrat leftist agenda has been rejected at the local, state, and federal levels. Lefties have never felt any qualms about forcing folks to accept their version of paradise, even If it means building a big wall to keep the capitalist pigs from flooding East Berlin,&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">or throwing dissenters into gulags and prison in the USSR and Cuba, or even mass murder like in China, North Korea, and South East Asia. Saul Alinsky would be pleased by this election chaos.</span><br /><br /><br />http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/bippity-boppity-boo-balllots-turn-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-7606344215995822452Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:52:00 +00002016-11-28T09:44:03.014-05:005510It is Monday, buy something online.<br /><br />I have a list if you need to waste your money on a complete stranger.<br /><br />It occurs to me that this place could really, really use an editor. And a spell checker. Or maybe an author who takes time to proofread his submissions. Going back the next day after posting to find typos may not be he best way to go about the process. This is post 5,510. Things probably won't change soon. I can only hope I'm not really the moron my writing around&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">here indicates.&nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">Trump says there were illegal votes cast for Hillary and the press goes wild, accusing him of making irresponsible statements without proof. Democrats demand recounts in states they lost based on discrepancies in polling compared to actual votes. They claim that maybe voting machines were hacked by nefarious somebodies, even though there is not a shred of evidence. The press thinks that position is reasonable. &nbsp;Which is more likely, people casting ballots who are not supposed to vote - like non-citizens and people who vote in multiple precincts and dead people voting ( all of which have been documented) or hackers targeting specific voting machines in Kinross, Michigan?&nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">Remember that filing and those customer visit reports I wrote about doing last week? Yeah, well guess what did not get done? Today for sure. Probably. Maybe.&nbsp;</span>http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/5510.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-633946213538128924Sun, 27 Nov 2016 14:06:00 +00002016-11-30T08:03:20.639-05:00Shedding light on dark timesI've been binge-watching "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix. I missed the series when it aired last year. The series is based upon the Bernard Cornwell books and is set in the time of the Norse invasions of Britain in the late 9th Century. The series is pretty good, the books are better, but that is often the case. One has to skip a few details and characters in a TV series to accommodate for time.<br /><br />Until recently, the Middle Ages held no interest to me. As far as I am concerned my studies skipped right from the Romans to the Enlightenment. These Cornwell books piqued my interest, and the British History podcast * has confirmed it.<br /><br />The preceding paragraph is not exactly true. I did take a course in medieval history back in college. The instructor was a retired professor. He was a good teacher, but my interest in the subject matter was low. The situation was not helped by the difficulty in learning the material. The textbook was remarkably expensive, even by today's standards. Some asshole stole my text from under my seat in the first week of class. I know who it was but could not prove it. So I had no text, and no money to buy a replacement. When it came to buying beer or books I often took the wrong choice. But I had a lot of fun. I am indebteded to a fraternity brother who was in he class that let me use his text to do the readings.<br /><br />Anyway, it does not matter how great the instructor is, it is impossible to adequately cover a thousand years in a semester. All one can get is an overview. I like details when it comes to history.<br /><br />Here I am blogging when I could be watching Uhtred fight in the shield wall. That situation is about to be corrected.<br /><br />Enjoy your Sunday.<br /><br />* I highly recommend this podcast if you have any interest in history at all. It is free and entertaining and informative. Each episode is about 20-30 minutes long, &nbsp;Perfect for your commute. The Cornwell books are a good read too. Any Bernard Cornwell book is a good read.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/shedding-light-on-dark-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-937829719522312639Sat, 26 Nov 2016 12:34:00 +00002016-11-27T08:11:04.223-05:00Feeling the heatFidel Castro is dead. I hope he is burning in Hell at his very moment. I know, that sentiment is not very Christian of me. So be it. I can only hope for the worst&nbsp;outcome for a murderous piece of filth like the dictator of Cuba.<br /><br />Castro was one of the last of the mass-murdering despots of the twentieth century. I'm sure more will crop up in the years to come, but the last one hundred years seemed to spawn a substantial number of mass killers: Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, Hitler, Mussolini, Mao, Pol Pot, Tito, Peron, Che, Castro. These butchers all had one thing in common, they were all leftists politically. I'm sure it is a coincidence. Insert sarcasm alert.<br /><br />The world is a better place today. Castro is pitching in Satan's baseball league and the Cuban people are a baby step closer to freedom.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/feeling-heat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-2799485477443479142Fri, 25 Nov 2016 19:47:00 +00002016-11-25T14:47:04.848-05:00I am so confusedI swear some days I think I am Alice in Wonderland. Everything is topsy-turvy.<br /><br />The DOJ &nbsp;has <a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/doj-fines-denver-sheriff-dept.-for-excluding-noncitizens-when-hiring/article/2607940#.WDQAXQPDfqU.twitter" target="_blank">fined the Denver Sheriff Department</a> because they only hired US Citizens as deputies. I suppose The Obama Justice Department thinks we should hire illegals to enforce the laws? You know, people who <i>broke the law</i>&nbsp;to come into this country?<br /><br />Can any of you lefties, open-border types explain the rationale behind this? &nbsp;I am serious. I have no doubt I am an ignorant redneck xenophobe, but I really cannot see what is wrong with demanding our law enforcement officers are citizens of this nation.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/i-am-so-confused.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-9184103024113840920Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:22:00 +00002016-11-25T09:22:58.194-05:00Suspension of beliefLet me get this straight, Democrats want us to believe Hillary lost because hackers took over voting machines in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. To accept that theory you have to believe that:<br /><br />1) the hackers were able to hack voting machines. They created a program that would not show up in pre-election testing, and somehow deleted itself leaving no trace the hack existed right after skewing he election for Trump.<br /><br />2) the hackers chose those three states as opposed to any other random trio.<br /><br />3) the hackers were able to sneak the code into the voting machines of just the key districts and precincts necessary for Trump to win. There would be no use in hacking voting machines in predominately Democrat or Republican districts. The more machines you infiltrate the greater the odds you get caught. The hackers knew precisely which voting machines at which elementary school gymnasium to attack.<br /><br />4) the hackers knew to target Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin despite polls clearly showing Clinton ahead in those states pre-election. She was so sure of Wisconsin she did not even campaign in that state. Yet, we are to believe he nefarious &nbsp;Russian computer wizards were able to consult their magic 8 ball to know which machines in which polling places to manipulate to ensure a Trump win?<br /><br />This conspiracy theory is so unbelievable that Oliver Stone thought it stupid. This makes the 9/11 Truthers appear sane. Random rednecks who claim they have been anal probed by aliens from Alpha Centauri find the whole "Russians hacked the voting machines" theory ridiculous.<br /><br />Remember how so many of you Democrats mocked Trump when he said he wasn't sure he could accept he results if he lost? Well once again your hypocrisy shines through. Get over it, I am not thrilled Trump is going to be the next President (I'm ecstatic Clinton lost) but that is how elections work in this country.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/suspension-of-belief.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-7484627717759345832Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:30:00 +00002016-11-25T06:30:03.152-05:00Even the stoplights blink a bright red and greenI can tell you this, I ain't out shoppin', and I'm not going to be either.<br /><br />I will turn on some Christmas music. This is my favorite time of he year.<br /><br />What say we start out with a classic for Friday Music? Oh, and listen to it,. You will feel better if you do. Would I lie to you?<br /><br />OK, would I lie to you this close to Christmas? After all "he knows if you been bad or good..."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MUPGxVCIvrI/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MUPGxVCIvrI?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><br />And yes, I know the title of this post is a lyric to a different Christmas song. There are no rules when it comes to post titles around here.<br /><br />I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.<br /><br />The blogger behind-the-scenes stuff changed earlier this week. I like the subtle changes, but suddenly I am unable to post or edit on my old junky iPad original version. That could be a problem. There is no way I am lugging the old laptop around on business trips just so I can blog. You may be reading a whole lot less of me unless I can figure things out.<br /><br />Have a good Fridayhttp://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/even-stoplights-blink-bright-red-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-1398956802081956279Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:58:00 +00002016-11-25T08:09:28.154-05:00Happy Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IGu8XxAznJU/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGu8XxAznJU?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /><br />It is that time of year. Here is a great song from the Bestest Holiday* movie ever.<br /><br />Now, what are you doing reading this blog? Go eat some turkey. Watch a parade. View some football. Thank God for the blessings he has bestowed upon you.<br /><br /><br /><br />Edit: I lost the original video trying to edit it for size and I'm to lazy to do it all over again. &nbsp;I put a different video of the same song in its place.<br /><br />* that's for you Ed B.<br /><br /><br />http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-7196478693994092256Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:32:00 +00002016-11-27T08:12:12.265-05:00I wrote tomorrow's post before I wrote the one you may (or may not) read today.I should have taken a vacation day today. Instead, I have customer visit reports to type and about four inches of filing to do. Blah. I would like to have my desk cleaned off heading into the long weekend. I don't know why it matters. We are not hosting any festivities this week, so no one beyond my wife will see the clutter. It is not like my work space is a real mess. I have some customer folders neatly stacked on one side. Completed folders, stray quotes, invoices, and order confirmations are stacked over on the filing cabinets waiting to be filed. I like my desk to be cleared of papers at the end of the day, or at least neatly organized.<br /><br />I raked the front yard yesterday afternoon. The maple still has maybe 30% of its leaves; most waiting until just after I came in from raking to fall. After the rain that arrived last night the front yard is again covered. &nbsp;The leaves filled one and a half large garbage cans. There are even more leaves still on the ground in the backyard. What was I thinking when I wanted a house with lots of trees? I bet the broken branches and detritus from the giant willow in the back would fill an additional trash can or two. I am not sure if I have posted a picture of the willow tree. It is easily 50 feet tall and the trunk is at least 7 feet in circumference. It is a gorgeous tree, but boy, does it make a mess. I am constantly picking up branches. The three tall Bradford pear trees are just starting to turn and have virtually all of their leaves still on the branches. I could be still raking in January, if I was so inclined. &nbsp;I am not.<br /><br />I got most of the outside decorating done last Friday when it was warm out. We still have to do the lighted garland on the porch rail and around the door this weekend. Then inside decorating shall commence. I'm not sure if we are going to be able to put up the second big tree this year. Usually we have the big 8-1/2 foot tall one in the living room and a smaller skinny one in the family room. The granddaughter's play kitchen has taken over the spot we usually use for the tree in the family room. I am sure the wife will find someplace to put the tree. She has a lot of knickknacks, pictures, baskets, redware plates, crocks and country crap all over the house. Almost every piece is replaced by a Santa or snowman at Christmas time. Her decorating will take all weekend. At least I don't have to help. It does look great when she is done.<br /><br />Have a great day. Save some room for the spuds tomorrow. Remember, there are no diets on Thanksgiving.<br /><br /><br /><i>edit: today's post (and thus tomorrow's) were written on an actual computer as opposed&nbsp;to an iPad for the first time in a couple of years. Any misspellings and typos should be attributed to the lack of autocorrect. &nbsp;Yeah, let's blame it on the device...</i>http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/i-wrote-tomorrows-post-before-i-wrote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-4558057247868300739Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:23:00 +00002016-11-23T08:27:49.932-05:00This is my lifeYesterday I got up around 6:15. Took my handful of meds, dropped some steroids into each eye and brewed a mug of coffee. I read some news and blogs. I wrote a ridiculous post. I shuffled into my office, reviewed a customer folder and packed up my briefcase. After a quick shower, I was on the road.<br /><br />I drove 3 plus hours to the Big Mitten State. I stopped for lunch and then went to a customer's factory. I examined their machine, agreed that one of my components needs to be replaced, and left. I was at the plant 20 minutes, including time in the lobby waiting on my contact.<br /><br />I changed out of my steel toed boots, gassed up the car and drove 3 plus hours home. I spent about seven hour in a car to spend 20 minutes with a customer. That my friends, is easy money and a boring day.<br /><br />Yes, you in the back, do you have a question?<br /><br />You are right, I could have seen more customers in the area. Unfortunately I saw several in the southwest part of the state a few weeks ago. Second, no one wants to see a damn salesman in a short week. Three, I did not want to spend an overnight this week. Before this visit came up, I considered taking the whole week off.<br /><br />Paperwork and filing is on tap for the&nbsp;rest of the week. I also have to make plans to be back on the road next week. Long experience tells me that seeing customers from this point until the second week of January is going to be tough. People have vacation to use. Year end&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">projects have to be completed. That is OK. I think there is nothing more depressing than the sad artificial Christmas tree in a hotel lobby.&nbsp;</span>http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/this-is-my-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-200178168585817280Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:47:00 +00002016-11-21T08:47:44.731-05:00Read All About ItWhen I showed up college in 1980 I suspect I was one of the most well-read students to the freshman class.. The school was a small, expensive liberal arts institution famous for churning &nbsp;out doctors and lawyers, so that brag is noteworthy. Perhaps well-read is not the right choice of words. Most-read might be more apt.<br /><br />After I discovered reading in the 3rd grade I devoured everything I could find. I read all of the time. By the time I headed off to college my personal library held well over 1500 books. My bedroom walls &nbsp;were lined with book cases. The walls were wallpapered in National Geographic maps, but that is a tale for another day.<br /><br />I read everything: an entire set of encyclopedias, the Bible, westerns by the score. I read dozens of volumes of Reader's&nbsp;Digest Condensed Books, I picked up whatever my mother was reading and finished it after she went to bed. I spent my money from mowing and later my job on novels from he rack at the drugstore. I went to the library. I borrowed from grandma, even romances. I read and read. But mostly it was history. Biographies, military history, and American history were addictive. I couldn't pass.<br /><br />All of that reading had an optional benefit. I was able to easily do the high volume reading required of&nbsp;&nbsp;a history / English Lit double major. I was also able to write a pretty good paper. Unfortunately, those writing skills are not evident around here these days. But some of the stuff in the archives is not bad.<br /><br />I still read a lot. Not the three or four books a week of my youth. In those days I would knock out a Louis L'Amour western in a day. If you count the time I spend reading crap on the interwebz and in my Kindle I guess I'm still getting in a couple of hours of reading time each day. That is a far cry from the six or eight I managed as a kid. I read much slower now too.<br /><br />The past few years have been tough as my eyesight made reading hard. That is much better now. I read more for fun these days. I cannot imagine trudging through an encyclopedia or reading the dictionary like I did as a teen. I read a lot more fiction. I suppose entertainment trumps learning at this stage of life.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/read-all-about-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-4430667337556660306Sun, 20 Nov 2016 13:52:00 +00002016-11-20T09:03:30.030-05:00Jackanapes in Aisle SevenSome geese flew over the house this morning heading west. &nbsp;Perhaps the leader of the V forgot to calibrate his iPhone compass. I imagine it is hard to do that roll-around thing with webbed feet.<br /><br />It was a cold day yesterday. Wind chills in the twenties. Hard to take after it was 75 Friday afternoon. In another month temperatures in the low thirties and twenty-four degree windchill will feel downright pleasant. &nbsp;Pitchers and catchers report in just over three months.<br /><br />We ventured out to Sam's Club yesterday. Going on a Saturday afternoon is nuts. It is made worse in that people are mostly jerks. The place is packed and buttheads park their carts sideways in the middle of an aisle to talk with an acquaintance, while others just park in the middle of the busiest lanes and stare at the shelves, letting no one pass by. Hey buddy, either you want that five pound bag of sugar or you don't. There is no option three.<br /><br />We are heading off to see the Colts play today. My daughter bought us tickets for watching our granddaughter. I would pay them to watch my granddaughter. If you tune in to the football game I will be the one in a Colts jersey.<br /><br />I didn't post anything yesterday. I did not feel like it. I imagine the lack of electronic contact with my greatness made you sad and depressed. I hope you did not cry all day. Maybe that is what the rude morons were discussing at Sam's. "Where's Joe? How shall we survive?". Perhaps their deep consternation was reason enough to block up the aisles. Or more likely, they were just ass wipes.<br /><br />Have a good Sunday.&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">&nbsp;</span>http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/jackanapes-in-aisle-seven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-2834096495532136347Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:23:00 +00002016-11-18T07:45:27.170-05:00It's too late to say I'm sorryAt long last it is Friday. And payday. And next week is a short week. And it is supposed to be close to 70 today. And I am alive. Life is good .<br /><br />Did I mention the temps are going to be near 70 today? The weather people claim there is a chance for snow flurries tomorrow. I wonder if they were gazing into the snow globe instead of their crystal ball? Let me check my Magic 8 Ball. <br /><br />I probably should take advantage of he nice day to rake some leaves or put up my Christmas lights*. I have some time off from work due me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/it68QbUWVPM/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/it68QbUWVPM?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">This song is bouncing in my brain pan this morning. Although it might be this version:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K4jdiJA2TtQ/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K4jdiJA2TtQ?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">Anyway, enjoy your Friday.</span><br /><br /><br />*I never turn them on until after Thanksgiving. And I turned them off on New Years Day, unlike the house down the street that left theirs on until late April. &nbsp;Yes April.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/its-too-late-to-say-im-sorry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-4197136413373074946Thu, 17 Nov 2016 13:24:00 +00002016-11-17T08:24:47.989-05:00BooksI periodically peruse the Kindle best seller lists, especially the free books. I sometimes pick up a decent read.<br /><br />This morning I was tempted to get a non-fiction offering titled "How to Stop Being &nbsp;Insecure" but I wasn't sure if it could help me.http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-6481895984785488746Thu, 17 Nov 2016 09:40:00 +00002016-11-17T08:03:30.797-05:00Midnight RamblerThe harsh glare of my iPad dominates the dark room as I do the one-fingered dance on the little electronic keyboard. &nbsp;To my right the soft white glow of the waning super moon lights the neighborhood outside the windows. For the third time in a week I'm awake before 3:00. That is, Dear Reader, fact, not complaint. Sure, I wish it were otherwise, but that is just the way things are.<br /><br />I picked up my new glasses yesterday. I don't think they are right, I can't see diddly through them. Stuff looks tilted to the right. Instead of a rectangle I see the shape of Gumby's head. I'm going to give it today to see if it is just my eyes adjusting, then I'm taking them back tomorrow. I'm pretty sure my first impression of new specs shouldn't be " Boy, things are sure blurry". I am so sick of dealing with my vision. I have almost resigned myself to never being able to see well again. I'm certain this is mostly my fault for going to the discount glasses shop. Since I am likely going to have to get more in six months or so as my eyes will keep changing, I opted for cheap over good. Once again, life demonstrates you get what you pay for. I still want them right.<br /><br />We went to the company Holiday Dinner last night. I ate entirely too much. It was at&nbsp;one of those Brazilian steakhouses where they go around and cut off chunks of different meats from skewers. It was nice.<br /><br />I've read some of the news of the day. I think I will pass on politics in this post. I suspect many of you will shout a hardy "Amen". Neither of the Cubs pitchers up for the Cy Young Award will win the hardware this year. The manager that won more games than anyone in baseball also fell short for manager of the year. I'm not sure how that works. I suspect all would rather have the World<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">&nbsp;Series trophy anyway.&nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">I'm going to try reading a bit to see if that puts me back to sleep. Have a great morning.</span>http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/midnight-rambler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0